sometimes
Example Sentences
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I sometimes hoped I’d get a call in the middle of the night: “The building burnt down, and all your stuff is gone. Congratulations!”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Ollie: I feel like sometimes I'm too nice!
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
The actors relish the pesky, droll, frequently adorable, sometimes incendiary individuality of their roles.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Researchers often set out with a clear goal, but sometimes the data leads them somewhere unexpected.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026
I know I need to clarify that I could only help sometimes, and not the way I’m pretty sure he expects me to, but I couldn’t disappoint him.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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